European Union Naval Force (EUNAVFOR) Somalia, the European Union maritime counter-piracy task force deployed in the waters of the Indian Ocean off Somalia, has confirmed the release of a commercial cargo vessel and its crew 32 days after it was seized. The Bangladeshi-flagged bulk carrier Abdullah...
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the European Union’s independent public prosecution office, is leading 12 searches in an investigation against the officials of two Romanian government agencies in connection with suspected fraud relating to the procurement of two new river tugs....
Belgium and the European Union haved signed the United Nations Convention on the International Effects of Judicial Sales of Ships, otherwise known as the Beijing Convention on the Judicial Sale of Ships, the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) confirmed via a recent...
The European Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement on a revised directive on ship-source pollution as part of a maritime safety legislative package. The revised directive incorporates international standards into EU law, ensuring that those responsible for illegal discharges of polluting substances are subject to dissuasive, effective, and proportionate penalties to improve maritime […]
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The European Council has launched a new defensive maritime security operation with the objective of restoring and safeguarding freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf. Launched on Monday, February 19, Operation ASPIDES will ensure an EU naval presence in the area where numerous...
As Houthi attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea continued, the European Union today officially launched EUNAVFOR ASPIDES, saying that the objective of the defensive maritime security operation is to restore and safeguard freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and the Gulf.
In announcing the decision, the European Council did not go into details of what ships would be involved, but reportedly France, Germany, Italy and Belgium have so far confirmed they plan to contribute ships to ASPIDES. Its...
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To ensure safer maritime journeys in Europe, the European Council presidency and the European Parliament’s negotiators have reached a provisional agreement to revise the 2009 directive on the investigation of accidents in the maritime transport sector. The new legislation forms part of the so-called “maritime safety” legislative package. The revised directive aims to simplify and […]
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Ports of Stockholm has been given the green light from the Swedish Government to […]
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After a decision by a French court to close fishing to French vessels over eight metres in length using pelagic trawlers (OTM, PTM), demersal pair trawlers (PTB), gillnetters trammel (GTR), set nets (GNS), and purse seines (PS) in the Bay of Biscay, France is extending this ban to other vessels,...
New rules for a reinforced fisheries control system entered into force in the European Union on Tuesday, January 9. The revised rules modernise the way fishing activities are controlled for both EU vessels and those fishing in EU waters. The rules will help prevent overfishing, create a more...